Combination-tool.



T. A. REMINGTON.

COMBINATION TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED mm: 14, 1911.

Patented June 18,1912.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAHI O0.- IASHINCHDN, D. C.

THOMAS A.-REMINGTO1\T, or CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS.

COMBINATION-TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June is, 1912.

Application filed June 14, 1911. Serial No. 633,166.-

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS A. REMING- TON, ofCrystal Lake, county of McIIenry, and State of Illinois, have invented anew and useful Improvement in. Combination- Tools, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a combination tool designed for use by shoedealers and salesmen, and the invention consists of a single structurein which there is combined, in neat, foldable and compact arrangement, abutton-hook, a shoe-horn and a foot measure.

The structure embodying these several elements comprises, in itspreferred form, a body portion consisting of folding sections providedwith measuring graduations, a"

button-hook on the end of one of the sections, a shoe-horn connectedwith the other section so as to serve as a heel" stop in measuring thefoot, and hinged thereto to fold against the section, whereby the devicemay i be folded into compact form with the sections and shoe-horn lyingflatly side by side.

The invention also consists in combining with the graduated bodyportion, a sliding member formed to constitute a toe-stop to cooperatewith the heel-stop in measuring the length of the foot, and adapted tocarry a measuring tape for measuring the transverse dimensions of thefoot, the said sliding member being adapted also to hold the parts ofthe device in folded condition.

The invention consists also in the details of construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective View of myimproved device in its preferred form.- Fig. 2 is a sectional elevationthrough one end of the body por tion andthe shoe-horn connectedtherewith. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device in folded condition. Fig.4 is an edge view 'of the same.

Referring to the drawings: My improved combination device comprises inits preferred form, a body portion 1, a buttonhook 2 at one end of thesame, a shoe-horn 3 at the opposite end of the body portion, and amember 4 slidingly mounted on the body portion.

The body portion consists of two plates 1 and 1 jointed together attheir inner ends on a transverse axis, as at 1, and provided withgraduations 1 suitable for measuring the length of the foot, the jointedconnection of the sections permitting the same to fold against eachother side by side as shown lnFigs. 3 and 4. The button-hook ispreferably formed integrally with the section 1*. by suitably shapingthe end of the section; and the shoe-horn 3 consists of a plate widenedat one end and slightly concave on its outer side, which plate is hingedon a transverse axis, as at 3, to the end of the section 1 at a pointnear the end of the plate, thereby leaving an extension or handle 3 onthe shoe-horn, by means of which it may be positioned in the shoe aswill be presently described.

The shoe-horn constructed and connected to the body portion in themanner described, will serve when adjusted to the position shown in Fig.1, to act as a heel-stop in measuring the length of the foot, and by thepivotal connection of the shoe-horn with the body portion, theshoe-hornmay be folded down flatly on the body portion, as shown bydotted lines in Fig. 1 and by full lines in Figs. 3 and 4. In order thatthe horn may be supported in position to act as a heelstop, I provide asuitable stop 3 on the horn at its hinged connection with the bodyportion, which stop, when the horn is turned outwardly to operativeposition, will en gage against the end of the section 1 and limit thefurther pivotal movement of the horn.

The sliding member 4 before alluded to, consists of a sleeve embracingthe body portion so as to slide freely thereon, and provided with anupward-turned lip 4 to serve as a toe-stop in measuring the length ofthe foot. This sleeve is provided with slots 4" 4, through which may bepassed a measuring tape 5 by means of which the transverse dimensions ofthe foot may be determined, the said sleeve being of such size that whenthe parts of the device are folded, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, thesleeve may be slid over the inner end of the shoe-horn and in this wayhold the parts folded together.

When the device is to be used as a button-hook, the shoe-horn is firstfolded down on the section 1 and the latter then folded back against thesection 1, and finally the sleeve is passed around the end of the foldedparts, as in Figs. 3 and 4.

When the device is to be used as a shoehorn, the parts are adjusted tothe position shown in Fig. 1, and the projecting horn then inserted inthe heel of the shoe, its'positioning therein and manipulation beingfacilitated by the handle or extension 8*.

When the device is to be used for measuring the length of the foot, theparts are adjusted to the position shown in Fig. 1 and the foot seatedon the graduated body portion, with the heel resting against theupturned shoe-horn. Then by proper adjustment of the toe-stop or slide,the measurements may be taken. The transverse measurements of the footare determined by the tape 5, which, by the adjustments of the toestopor slide, may be set at such points in the length of the foot Where itis desired to make the measurements.

While in the accompanying drawings I have shown my invention in the formwhich I I prefer to adopt and which in practice has been found to answerto a satisfactory deee the ends to be attained, it will be understoodthat the invention is not limited to 7 any particular'form orconstruction of the an angle thereto, and a stop-device between themember and the plate and cooperating therewith to limit the outwardmovement of the plate relative to the member whereby said shoe hornserves as a heel-stop when said graduated member is used as a measuringdevice.

2. The tool comprising a graduated member including a plurality ofsections movably connected together so as to fold one upon the other, ashoe horn hinged to one of the sections to fold down thereon insubstantially parallel relation thereto and adapted to be swungoutwardly in angular relation to said graduated member, a stopdeviceadapted to limit the outward movement of the plate relative to themember whereby said plate may constitute a heelstop when the tool isused as a measuring device, and a sleeve slidable on the graduatedmember to serve as a toe-stop and also adapted to engage the shoe hornand said graduated member to hold the same in closed position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this ninth day of June,1911, in the presence of two attesting witnesses. r

THOMAS A. REMINGTON.

'Witnesses:

HUGH H. PARKS, CHAS. B. WRIGHT.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

